Bayside, New York

CUNY Queensborough Community College Medical Assistant Programs

Associate degreeNon-credit trainingPublic

What Medical Assistant Programs Does CUNY Queensborough Community College Offer?

CUNY Queensborough Community College in Bayside, New York offers 2 medical assisting programs (associate degree and non-credit training), taught on campus and hybrid. The lowest-cost option, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education), comes to $5,265 total. Programs run 32 weeks.

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2 Medical Assistant Programs at CUNY Queensborough Community College

CUNY Queensborough Community College's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
A.A.S. in Medical Assistant, CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeAssociate degreeOn campus
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education), CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeNon-credit trainingHybrid32 weeks$5,265published total

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A.A.S. in Medical Assistant: The Details

Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG
Certification
NHA Phlebotomy Certification (through BI-961 Phlebotomy Practice) NHA EKG Certification (through BI-452 EKG Technology) NHA Certified Clinical Medical Assistant exam for graduates

A.A.S. in Medical Assistant at CUNY Queensborough Community College: full program profileCUNY Queensborough Community College associate degree page on qcc.cuny.edu ↗

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education): The Details

Length
Eight courses over two semesters
Certification
Participants can sit for the NHA's Certified Clinical Medical Assistant certification exam
Tuition (school's wording)
$5,265 total for the eight-course program ($1,915 first semester, $3,350 second semester)Source: qcc.cuny.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$5,265The school's own program total.

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education) at CUNY Queensborough Community College: full program profileCUNY Queensborough Community College training page on qcc.cuny.edu ↗

From CUNY Queensborough Community College's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How CUNY Queensborough Community College Compares

  • Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education) costs $5,265, against a median of $5,040 across 12 priced non-credit training programs on this site.
  • Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education) runs 32 weeks; the median for non-credit training programs is 26 weeks.

Medical assistants in New York earn a median of $48,000 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is CUNY Queensborough Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

CUNY Queensborough Community College's medical assisting programs aren't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.

What CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation means for the CMA (AAMA)

Medical Assisting Awards at CUNY Queensborough Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Associate degrees31

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 31 medical assisting awards conferred by CUNY Queensborough Community College in 2022-23, 380th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes, and chains report each campus separately.

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CUNY Queensborough Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is CUNY Queensborough Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

CUNY Queensborough Community College's medical assisting programs aren't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.

How Much Does CUNY Queensborough Community College's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education): $5,265 total for the eight-course program ($1,915 first semester, $3,350 second semester).

How Long Is CUNY Queensborough Community College's Medical Assistant Program?

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education): Eight courses over two semesters.

Which Certification Exams Does CUNY Queensborough Community College Prepare You For?

A.A.S. in Medical Assistant names the CCMA (NHA). Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education) names the CCMA (NHA). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. qcc.cuny.edu: A.A.S. in Medical Assistant program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. qcc.cuny.edu: Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Continuing Education) program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  3. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, New York

Every program on this site was checked on the school's own website in October 2026. Accreditation comes only from the CAAHEP and ABHES directories (captured October 12, 2026), never from a school's own wording, and school size from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS) completions. Sponsored listings are labeled as ads and never change which programs we list or how we rank them. How we verify programs